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Monday, July 6, 2009

Today I bring you the soundtrack to Dario Argento's directorial debut THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) with music by Ennio Morricone.

This score has been released numerous times but the version I present here is from the 2008 release by Cinevox (catalog code CD MDF 630) which makes it not only the most recent of all releases but also the most complete at a running time of just over one hour!

Please note that the file is a compressed RAR file and will need to be decompressed with something like WinRAR or WinZIP etc.

Please note that I originally ripped this using EAC (Exact Audio Copy) to the FLAC audio format then I used foobar2000 to convert the FLAC audio files to MP3 files. I used LAME 3.98.2 with the "-b 320" setting which basically creates a 320kbps CBR MP3 file which is the highest quality MP3 that can be made. I have included the LOG and CUE files from EAC so that you know the ripping was done correctly and of course this facilitates burning back to a standard music CD if you so wish. I also threw in a M3U playlist file.

Also included in the download are large TIFF images of the CD artwork along with smaller JPG images (such as the cover presented above) plus I embedded the smaller JPG image into each track so that you get a nice thumbnail image on your software/hardware player.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Today I bring you a CD released by Beat Records (catalog code CDCR 24) which contains two complete scores on a single CD. You get the Lucio Fulci film CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980) aka THE GATES OF HELL with music by Fabio Frizzi as well as THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE (1974) aka LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE with music by Giuliano Sorgini.

CD COVER

Please note that I originally ripped this using EAC (Exact Audio Copy) to the FLAC audio format then I used foobar2000 to convert the FLAC audio files to MP3 files. I used LAME 3.98.2 with the "-b 320" setting which basically creates a 320kbps CBR MP3 file which is the highest quality MP3 that can be made. I have included the LOG and CUE files from EAC so that you know the ripping was done correctly and of course this facilitates burning back to a standard music CD if you so wish. I also threw in a M3U playlist file.

Also included in the download are large TIFF images of the CD artwork along with smaller JPG images (such as the cover presented above) plus I embedded the smaller JPG image into each track so that you get a nice thumbnail image on your software/hardware player.Here is the track listing courtesy of the Soundtrack Collector website:

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Today I present you with the soundtrack to the Dario Argento film PHENOMENA (1985) aka CREEPERS. There are two different versions of this soundtrack and I am including both of them here for your enjoyment.

PHENOMENA - The Standard Various Artists editionThis is the version that has "all" of the music and this release is the 1987 release by Cinevox (catalog code CD-CIA 5062). This CD includes tracks by Goblin as well as a variety of other artists. My favorite track from this film is VALLEY by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor.

Please note that the file is a compressed RAR file and will need to be decompressed with something like WinRAR or WinZIP etc.

PHENOMENA - The Expanded GOBLIN EditionThis is the version that includes only the GOBLIN music but in expanded form i.e., there are alternate cuts of almost every track etc. and this release is the 1997 release by Cinevox (catalog code CD-MDF 303).

Please note that the file is a compressed RAR file and will need to be decompressed with something like WinRAR or WinZIP etc.

Both of the PHENOMENA CD rips presented here were originally ripped using EAC (Exact Audio Copy) to the FLAC audio format then I used foobar2000 to convert the FLAC audio files to MP3 files. I used LAME 3.98.2 with the "-b 320" setting which basically creates a 320kbps CBR MP3 file which is the highest quality MP3 that can be made. I have included the LOG and CUE files from EAC so that you know the ripping was done correctly and of course this facilitates burning back to a standard music CD if you so wish. I also threw in a M3U playlist file.

I have also included high quality TIFF images of the CD covers as well as smaller JPG images. Also the MP3 files have thumbnail images embedded which should show up in most software and some hardware players.

Remember that there are two different download links and each is for THAT version and THAT version alone. Please feel free to download both to add to your collection.